Frustrated yet again, I tore the gold-embossed stationery in two, crumpled both halves together in my hand, and watched as the paper ball sailed five feet through the air before landing with a soft ...

BALTIMORE -- What do the U.S. Constitution, birthday cards and your signature have in common? They’re (likely) all in cursive. However, becoming fluent in this form of penmanship, once the hallmark of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – How often do you use cursive? Probably not as often as you once did. Many think that cursive started fading away once home computers became commonplace. Since computers print ...

It’s a familiar refrain. Parents lament that technology is turning good, legible handwriting into a lost art form for their kids. In response, lawmakers in state after state — particularly in the ...

It’s a familiar refrain. Parents lament that technology is turning good, legible handwriting into a lost art form for their kids. In response, lawmakers in state after state – particularly in the ...

Is cursive writing still being taught in America? Some states are starting to bring the old style back after disappearing. Cursive writing is a style of handwriting characterized by connected letters ...

For centuries, “reading and writing and ‘rithmetic” have provided indelible ink of academic success. Yet without much fanfare, cursive writing, long an educational cornerstone, is slipping away from ...

Before students hunker down to take their SATs this spring, many will have an array of tools to help them with the exam. Flash cards, study guides and — cursive handwriting? For many, cursive ...

So many people have unhappy stories about learning cursive writing that a popular new instructional method is called “Handwriting Without Tears.” I have my own awful memories of dozens of hours spent ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) -- For centuries, cursive writing was a pillar of elementary education and a crucial tool for recording and preserving history. Now, cursive barely is being taught. At the Williams ...

“Handwriting was initially the first means of preserving information that was previously only passed down orally,” explains Donica. Before the invention of the printing press, copying information or ...

Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation mandating cursive instruction in New Jersey schools. Was it really worth it?